Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed 1,609,553 records from the voters register following a comprehensive cleaning exercise, with 54 registration personnel across 10 states identified for disciplinary action, including possible prosecution, over alleged complicity in registration irregularities. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, disclosed this on...
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Ahead of Nigeria’s general elections in January and February 2027, Africa Confidential warns that “turnout in the elections is likely to be even lower than the average 26.7% four years ago. Nigerian voters are among the least enthusiastic in the world…. Out of more than 93.4 million registered voters,...
What, really, should determine the composition of a presidential campaign team? Is it the candidate’s political strength? The geographical spread of the party? The experience and competence of those recruited for the job? Their ability to mobilise voters? Or is a campaign council simply another opportunity to accommodate as...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has donated ₦5 million to the Missionary Diocese of Ogoja, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), to support its plans to expand access to education and healthcare in Cross River State. Obi disclosed this in a post on his official X account...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has described the resounding victory of Governor Biodun Oyebanji in the Ekiti State Governorship Election and the party’s impressive performance in the recent bye-elections across the country as a clear vote of confidence in the APC, the administration...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the current nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise would resume for its third and final phase on Monday, 11th May 2026. Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. It may be...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has flagged off its Mega Voter Registration Exercise in Lagos Central, as part of ongoing efforts to expand voter access and enhance citizens’ participation in the electoral process. The flag-off ceremony, held at Ajele Sports Complex (Campos), Lagos Island, was led by the Resident...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has frowned at recent public statements by political actors alleging partisan bias, calling for the removal of the Chairman of the Commission on account of the decision of the Commission to obey the recent Court of Appeal Judgment. In a statement by the Chief...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed serious concern over government’s declaration of premature curfew in Abuja ahead of the upcoming elections on Saturday. The party in a statement on Saturday, asserted that government’s decision to impose restrictions on movement a day before the election is a blatant move to...
Some electorate in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra have called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that every vote counts in the ongoing governorship election in the state. The voters made the call after casting their votes at Agbola II polling unit in Awka South...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the Week 5 update on the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), revealing that Osun, Borno, and Lagos States are currently leading in online pre-registration figures. According to data shared by INEC via its social media platforms on Tuesday, the number of...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has recorded 4,445,505 online pre-registrations and 509,929 physical registrations as of September 14, 2025, four weeks after the exercise began on August 18. In a statement released on Monday in Abuja, Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reported that 3,544,850 Nigerians have completed online pre-registration for the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) within three weeks of its launch. Additionally, 288,614 individuals have finalized their in-person registration in the two weeks since physical registration began. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of...
“On matters of security, the bulk (sic) stops at the President’s table.” Bola Ahmed Tinubu, April 2014 On 26 January 2009, Mamman Bello Ali died. He was the governor of Yobe State in north-east Nigeria. Around the same time, an anti-terrorism campaign by the government of Nigeria in Yobe State and its neighbour,...